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Krajcik, Joseph; Merritt, Joi – Science and Children, 2012
The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)--now in development--will be based on "A Framework for K-12 Science Education" released by the National Research Council last summer. The "Framework" identifies seven scientific and engineering practices that should be used in science classrooms. These practices reflect the multiple ways in which…
Descriptors: Engineering, Classrooms, Investigations, Models
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Reiser, Brian J.; Berland, Leema K.; Kenyon, Lisa – Science and Children, 2012
"A Framework for K-12 Science Education" identifies eight science and engineering practices for K-12 classrooms. These practices, along with core ideas and crosscutting concepts, define the nation's learning goals for science. An important advance from earlier standards (AAAS 1993, NRC 1996), these practices are clearly identified "not" as…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Persuasive Discourse, Elementary Secondary Education, Science Instruction